To this day, media reporters still don’t know how Meng Lang kicked Michael Jordan’s ass.
However, there is one news that can be ruled out.
When they interviewed Jordan, they observed his movements. The rumor that Meng Lang couldn't stand Michael Jordan's "trash talk" and kicked his buttocks off when he turned around was probably false.
Today they have gained something new.
From the words that Leitner blurted out in anger, it is not difficult to analyze that Meng Lang got the opportunity to play during the training game and performed very well.
Now, think back to that phrase that kicked Michael Jordan's ass...
One of the people who faced off against Meng Lang at that time was most likely Jordan!
Journalists are so smart!
The gossip reached the Chicago United Arena.
Michael Jordan pushed away the circle of reporters surrounding him and returned to the locker room cursing. After a while, the Bulls' public relations staff came out and announced that today's interview was over.
"What kind of idiot did you sign?"
The questioning call was made to Nike executives.
In fact, when he saw Laettner saying in front of the media that Meng Lang would become Duke's sinner not long ago, Jordan silently gave a thumbs up. ——During this period, he suffered a lot from Meng Lang. A bunch of big men stared at his butt, which made him feel scared.
At that time, he never imagined that Leitner would instigate this beef, and then he would be the one to wipe the mess.
fxxk!
Compared to the noisy outside world, the Duke campus has returned to the tranquility it had a week ago.
The voices clamoring for the Blue Devils to fire Meng Lang disappeared; the teams that took Laettner's words as an edict and believed that Meng Lang would definitely become Duke's sinner disappeared.
Instead, there were excited smiling faces and bitches who wanted to sleep with Meng Lang!
Oh, also, the news spread that Meng Lang signed "SB" for that Duke girl, and many people wanted Meng Lang to sign it.
Meng Lang continued to ignore them and showed up at the gym on time for extra practice as usual.
He played well against the Jinxiong team (self-evaluation), but there was no wave in his heart.
The "Dream Team" even said it was a hit, so how about the Golden Eagles?
Besides, this is just a warm-up match.
If the victory or defeat is not recorded in the new season record, there is nothing to be complacent about.
Hill showed up at the arena half an hour later, as usual.
"morning!"
The smile he used to greet me was the same as usual, maybe a little brighter.
Seeing Duke students pursuing Meng Lang again, his heart finally fell.
What was different from usual was Hill's training program.
He actually picked up a ball and started throwing it.
"I need to practice my shooting more so that I don't end up like Jason Kidd in the future!" He explained looking at Meng Lang's curious eyes.
"Ha~"
Meng Lang didn't expect that his strange move against Kidd would frighten Hill.
In fact, Hill was a little worried.
He's different from Jason Kidd.
"Basically Not Offensive" entered the league two years later. In his first year, he averaged just over 10 points per game. The highest scoring average in a single season in his career was only 18.7 points, which was achieved with a 41.3% field goal percentage.
Hill was different. He averaged 19.9 points per game in his first season in the league. Before his serious injury, he averaged more than 20 points per game in every season, with his highest single-season average of 25.8 points per game. The average field goal percentage in the game is also above 46% all year round.
Moreover, taking one step to defend Kidd can effectively limit his breakthrough, avoid double-teaming him, and give him the opportunity to easily pass the ball to his teammates.
It may not be a good thing to let Hill go...
You let a sports car charge forward and want to limit its speed?
In terms of ball handling ability when attacking the frame, Kidd and Hill are not on the same level.
Hill has explosive power that can even pass Jordan in one step. Dunking against people is a common thing!
Otherwise, how could he become the "voting king" as soon as he entered the league as a rookie?
However, it wouldn't be a bad thing if Hill paid more attention to mid-range shooting earlier. Meng Lang quickly returned his attention to his shooting training.
At around 1 p.m., the report that Meng Lang was interviewed by an ESPN reporter almost spread around the Duke campus.
I thought that the "dog faces" of these Duke people were going to change again.
The actual situation was much better than Meng Lang imagined.
Not many Duke students have renewed their hostility toward Laettner, except those who are his biggest fans.
When people leave, the tea is cool...
It seems that even "King Duke" is not exempt from this!
Of course, the key is that in the first warm-up match, Meng Lang's performance was so outstanding. He alone changed the direction of the game.
Such ability...
It is indispensable for Duke to win the "three consecutive championships"!
What the "Cameron Madmen" are always pursuing is the next championship, not a "Memoirs of the King".
So even if Leitner is the number one in team history, Meng Lang can scold him if he wants!
Moreover, judging from the news currently reported in the newspaper, Meng Lang is not just being quick-talking. It seems that Leitner was really criticized by him in the training camp and could not utter a word. ——Some Duke students understood this, no wonder they suddenly cursed Meng Lang and became Duke's sinner. So this is ah!
This time, Meng Lang's image became even more glorious.
Lightner's originally brilliant image has dimmed a lot.
Meng Lang won a great victory in this battle.
Leitner probably realized that he was at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion, and did not take the initiative to stir up trouble in the following period. It may also be that the preseason is coming soon. In the first season of his career, he is a little nervous that he will not perform well and dare not be distracted anymore.
Meng Lang's life gradually became calmer.
"Three points and one line", regular and plain.
The CIC ability increased from 72 points to 73 points during this period.
On October 9, still at Cameron Arena, the Blue Devils faced their second warm-up match opponent:
from the University of Hartford in the Eastern Conference.
The game is getting more attention.
Because of what Leitner said wrongly, the trend of "Meng Lang kicked Jordan's ass hard" started blowing again.
More and more people wanted to know about Meng Lang, so more media came to Durham.
The current core of the University of Hartford is Vin Baker.
The future star of the Bucks once became one of the representatives of NBA power forwards. He was selected for the "Dream Team" in 2000. Meng Lang heard this name for the first time at that time, but at that time he was in poor condition due to alcoholism. It has fallen a lot.
Later, when the media mentioned him, they mostly put him together with "Rain Man" Sean Kemp, as a negative example of a lack of self-love.
When he retired in 2007, he subsequently declared bankruptcy and became one of the NBA's "retirement means bankruptcy". At one point he was reduced to working as a dishwasher in a restaurant. I thought of using the China CBA to earn "pension money", but I didn't pass the trial training.
But then his life took another turn:
After successfully giving up alcohol for 11 years, he became a pastor. Then Howard Schultz, his boss at the Sonics, reached out to him and asked him to serve as the general manager of a Starbucks.
In 2018, the Bucks management offered him an olive branch, and he became a member of the assistant coaching team, helping the team win the championship in 20 years.
